2018 Nsedu Obot Witherspoon (NOW) Youth Leadership Award

Nominations are open for the Children’s Environmental Health Network’s 2018 NOW Youth Leadership Award.

This award honors a young person (ages 12-21 at the time of the nomination) who has demonstrated exceptional environmental health leadership–efforts to protect human health, especially of our most vulnerable populations, through actions including: raising awareness of, advocacy for, and outreach around safer, healthier environments across places.

To nominate a young leader, complete the below nomination form by July 31, 2018. Submissions must come from non-family members. CEHN encourages submissions of nominees that are involved in and committed to environmental health, participate in community action, and have strong leadership skills.

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